This Is How Much Usain Bolt Earns And What He Spends It On

This Is How Much Usain Bolt Earns And What He Spends It On

Following his completion of the legendary ‘triple – triple’ at the Rio Olympics, Usain Bolt has confirmed his status as the greatest Olympic sprinter of all time.

As a result of his unbelievable success, Bolt has gathered an absolute fortune in both prize money and sponsorship deals, with the most lucrative – Puma – reported to be worth an eye-watering $10 million (£7.6 million) each year until 2025, reports Business Insider.

In the year running up to the 2016 Olympics, Bolt earned a whopping $32.5 million (£25 million), so he’s not short of a bob or two to treat himself with and he’s the only track star to make Forbes list of highest paid athletes, coming in at number 32.

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He earns around $10,000 (£7,500) for every race he wins in the Diamond League, but the big payout are the appearance fees of up to $400,000 (£305,000) per meet.

Another major source of income is Bolt’s character in the Temple Run mobile gaming franchise, which has more than a billion downloads.

Temple Run

But how does the fastest man on earth spend all of his hard earned cash?

Not just fast on the track – Bolt’s £80,000 ($105,000) black Nissan GT-R is one of his most lavish buys: